This is a record resembling Clash Of The Titans. Both Canada's Ensorcelor and England's Moloch have been lurching in the darkest reaches of the metal underground for a few years. While some bands err to the side or fluid hooks in their riffs and others slink towards creating the most noise possible, somewhere in between lie these two.
On one side we have Ensorcelor hailing from Montreal. The band, in their limited discography, have managed to take the bleariest rot spewing parts of Eyehategod and slow them down to a completely glacial pace. This makes other doom sound entirely too fast. Managing to show restraint while capitalizing on deathly howls in place of anything remotely resembling melodic vocals seems a task unto itself. Ensorcelor capitalize on this aspect of their sound by allowing the vocals to lurch in and out of the song as needed.
The opposite side contains 2 songs from Moloch. The band from Leicester remain on a tear. Managing to release records regularly is a task unto itself to make strides to excel within your sound may be near impossible to most. Moloch share the basics of the doom style with Ensorcelor but change things up by making their songs slightly less noisey overall and allowing the bass to rumble through. This gives everything a slightly darker vibe while retaining some of the discordance that their style possesses.
Overall this is a good stage for 2 relatively young bands that insist upon doing their own thing within their chosen genre. While ardent doom fans may not stack this in between their St. Vitus and Trouble records I could see fans of more modern doom and blackened metal styles finding much to enjoy on this.
